Athletics-Triple Olympic champion Thiam out of Tokyo heptathlon

Sep 20, 2025; Tokyo, , Japan; Nafissatou Thiam aka Nafi Thiam (BEL) competes in the heptathlon long jump during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

TOKYO (Reuters) -Belgium's triple Olympic champion Nafi Thiam pulled out of the heptathlon at the world championships on Saturday after an underwhelming long jump left her with almost no chance of a medal.

The 31-year-old, who won world titles in 2017 and 2022, failed to get over the six-metre mark with her two legal jumps on Saturday morning to stand in eighth place in the overall standings, 377 points behind competition-leader Anna Hall.